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PLZ PLZ HELP LOE EGGS

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Question
My female leo just laid her first 2 eggs and they looked wrinkled at the top also just hours after they were laid the entire tip of one of the eggs turned a clearish yellow but it started out as a triangular dot. Does this mean that there is something wrong with it or is it just not fertile. Plz help!

Answer
Hi Kayla, The yellow colour is indicative of non-fertile eggs. It is not that  unusual for the first clutch to be non-fertile so you may have better luck with her next two. Fertile eggs should have a nice solid, white leathery shell. They also appear to get a bit more plump after you start incubating them where non-fertile eggs often start to shrink and collapse.